Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story

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Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story
Directed by Barry Avrich
Produced byMike Reid
Rick Schwartz
Jeremy Frommer [1]
CinematographyKen Ng
Edited byGeorge Roulston
Music byJim McGrath
Distributed byMelbar Entertainment Group
Filthy Gorgeous Media [2]
Release date
  • 9 September 2013 (2013-09-09)(TIFF)
[3]
Running time
96 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story is a 2013 Canadian biographical documentary film which is a biography of Penthouse magazine founder Bob Guccione. The film is directed by Barry Avrich.

Contents

Synopsis

The documentary describes Guccione's life from his schooling and early career through the development of his publishing empire (Penthouse, Omni , Spin ). Interview subjects include former Penthouse editor Lynn Barber and Guccione's sons. [4]

Cast - Interviewees

Release

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 9 September 2013. [4]

The documentary was broadcast in Canada on The Movie Network and Movie Central and in the United States on Epix in November 2013. [6]

References

  1. "Jerrick Ventures - Jerrick Ventures". Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. "Home". filthygorgeousmedia.com.
  3. "Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story". TIFF. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  4. 1 2 Ahearn, Victoria (31 August 2013). "TIFF: Documentary explores life of Penthouse founder Bob Guccione". The Canadian Press/CTV News. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  5. Jay-Gould, Leslie. "Mr. Penthouse & Me". Salon.com. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  6. Benzine, Adam (30 August 2013). "Epix to premiere "Filthy Gorgeous" in November". Realscreen. Retrieved 31 August 2013.